Where does “brisling” come from?

brisling (Norwegian) comes from Low German bretling, from Low German bret, from Middle Low German *brêd, from Old Saxon bred, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

Ancestry of “brisling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbretling—
2Low Germanbret—
3Middle Low German*brêd—
4Old Saxonbredbroad, wide
5Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
6Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “brisling”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old Saxon bred →